Many bilateral trade agreements signed by developing countries contain intellectual property rights rules more stringent than the standards given in the TRIPS agreement. These are known as TRIPS plus provisions. This article discusses whether the most favoured nation (MFN) clause occurring in...

To augment the global production and distribution of Covid-19 medical products such as vaccines, drugs and other therapeutics, countries are negotiating for temporarily waiving certain provisions of the TRIPS agreement at the WTO. Depending on the conditions that would govern the waiver,...

This paper analyses the relationship between the agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the human right to health. The paper shows that the TRIPS agreement is in conflict with the human right to health as contained in...

This chapter discusses whether foreign investors, specifically pharmaceutical companies, could challenge India's regulatory measures that impact their patents under India's BITs. More specifically, the paper will focus on whether regulatory measures such as compulsory licensing of pharmaceutical...